Sorry, I didn't pick up the 20Ah cells on your post http://forums.aeva.asn.au/smileys/smiley9.gif The Chinese supplier you mentioned looks like much better value. I'm pleased to see the supplies becoming available, batteries are what really convinced me to wait before beginning a project. I've waite...

Using aluminium for any high current electrical application is just asking for trouble. There are still fires in the USA attributed to the use of aluminium cable and terminals in houses. The aluminium was used to reduce costs, not because it's a superior material for the job. But hey! it's the USA a...

I agree on the $$$ issue with this motor/transmission unit. When I see acres of CNC'd alloy my first reaction is "'spensive!" If you want a FWD gearbox that can handle the torque of the electric motor, maybe a Mitsubishi unit from a V6 Verada or similar would be strong enough. It would depend on the...

Ahh yes, the seductive CVT... The CVT on this awful chassis appears to be of the "cone and belt" variety. This is a similar setup to the DAF. The DAF transmission is somewhat more compact than this one though http://forums.aeva.asn.au/smileys/smiley5.gif Other sources of modern CVT's are Honds Civic...

Why on earth Peter Garrett joined the ALP instead of the greens I'll never know! This is a good initiative from the yanks but just watch China. They won't announce any state funding for this kind of research and development, they'll just DO it. If there is any country in the world that realises the ...

This is not an EV but I think it's relevant to anyone contemplating a conversion. The Civic in this article has had some (slightly crude) aeromods done to it. They are quite extensive and the owner has proved that they are very effective with coast-down tests and so forth. This sort of modification ...

UMMM, maybe better not say what the replacement was..... Ok I'll fess up, I replaced it with an '06 Subaru WRX wagon http://forums.aeva.asn.au/smileys/smiley9.gif As it stands I'm unlikely to do a conversion on an existing car. My thinking for a BEV is to construct a very light vehicle for the purpo...

I can fully understand the appeal of a home spun EV conversion on an old car. Hell, I was a MK1 Cortina addict for years, I had three of them all up! What turns me off the idea is that i know how crude (simple) the vehicles are and if I'm carting my kids around I like having ABS and airbags. I don't...

I just sold an '04 Prius after nearly four years of ownership and I really enjoyed the experience. I think the best way to tackle any mods on the car is via the 'expanded pack' route. The electric motor in the car is used primarily to move the car from stationary to around 50Kmh at least that's what...

Here's the Cycclone engine. http://www.cycclone.com/ You'll notice there isn't a single example of a working engine on the site. By "working" I mean a unit doing [/b] work http://forums.aeva.asn.au/smileys/smiley2.gif Ralph Sarich invented the "Orbital Engine" which also never made an appearance exc...

Gawd! Not the "magnet motor" thing again. When you see one of these things demonstrated, take note of the method. The demonstration pretty well always begins with the device being "started" with an external power source, after that the "over unity" device then runs "on its own" without the external ...

I'm with you Hoops. I believe strongly that the manufacturers are dragging their feet on purpose. Pitching the iMiEV at early adopters with a massive pricetag will work the same way as the Honda Insight. The demand will have a very short sharp peak as the well heeled enthusiasts buy in but then it'l...

Why? Is it just the batteries? I really can't believe it but I suppose that all of the major companies have efficient methods for making ICE cars and creating electric vehicles requires a lot of new plant and tooling. It seems like all the steam has gone out of factory EV's now that the price of o...

If you're building the Ron Champion chassis, be aware that it will not achieve the 4000kg/in torsional rigidity required for registration. There is a PDF floating around somewhere with additional tubes that must be added to the chassis to get it up to spec. If you really want to go 4WD why not start...

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=YCBc8pL1SGc&feature=rec-HM-fresh+div http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=UjKG5bVeCDs&NR=1 Read the info section on each clip. GM has already threatened the owner that the car is NOT to be driven on public roads ans a BEV. GM just don't get it do they. Here they are begging fo...

It looks like there will be a useful (not startling) reduction in price but there's still lead in them batts. If they could get them to market for an equivalent price to current FLA or SLA batteries that'd be better news.

Most EV inverter/controllers have the CAN bus. I believe this open source project has CAN. Anyway, that's the only thing I think you left off your list. The big cost with this project is going to be the Powerex IGBT modules. The last time I checked, the ones used in the documentation cost around $49...